State of the Union February 2017
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Political Updates
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- 4,600 emails to Congress in January 2017 v. 2,500 emails in January 2016.
- 13 lobbying meetings with Members of Congress.
Speaking of emails, we had some amazing mobilizing in the hours leading up to the House of Reps. vote on the READ Act and Digital GAP Act. Close to 900 emails went out in just a few hours! Great work everyone! Read more about the passage of the READ Act and the Digital GAP Act. We want to build on this momentum by urging the Senate to take up their companion versions of these bills. Keep the emails coming!
Warren’s Address
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Listen to Warren with the latest updates from D.C.
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Mobilizing Efforts
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Camille Parenteau – HR Team member, mobilizes her friends to call Congress.
McKenna Lux, Regional Director, spoke to a local Democratic Party Club about The Borgen Project’s work.
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Listen to Caitlen Sellers – Political Affairs team member, speaks with Kelly Gilmour, Political Team Manager, about her lobbying experience with a Staffer from Senator Burr’s office (Pictured above).
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Content Team Updates
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Thanks to the content produced by our writers, journalists and editors, the results speak for themselves! Incredible start to the year.
January 2017 Magazine Stats
Versus January 2016 Magazine Stats
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HR Team Updates
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We’d like to wish all of our new team members a very big, warm welcome to the team.
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Our HR team has been kept busy, with applications for our internship and volunteer programs continuing to rise. Thank you all for ensuring the teams will be of record-breaking sizes again this year.
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| Number of Applicants per Team | ||||||
| RD’s & Advocates | Content Team | Political Affairs | In-Office | HR Team | PR | Total |
| 135 | 409 | 267 | 17 | 196 | 226 | 1250 |
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Recognition Awards:
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This month, the following people have achieved Borgen Project Honors and Recognition.
Chief Closer Award (raising $1,000 or more): Farhan Ahmed – Advocate and Emma Wilcher – Political Affairs team member.
Political Outreach Award (mobilizing more than 50 people in a month): Michael Kay and Caitlen Seller, Political Affairs team members.
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Getting the Word Out
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PR/Marketing team member, Timothy Bladel, gets his letter to the editor printed in the Quad-City Times.
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Below check out Emma Lin – PR/Marketing team member’s One-Mile Campaign at Washington Square Park in New York City.
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Let’s Talk Fundraising!
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Cassie Lipp – Content team member, organized a concert in aid of The Borgen Project, in Cincinnati. The night was a huge success, bring Cassie over her fundraising goal.
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Here is a taster of Emily Marshall’s amazing fundraising event. Emily is a Writer on our Content Team.
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